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Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama said Wednesday his administration will respond to new Ebola cases "in a much more aggressive way," taking charge of the issue after a second Texas health care worker was diagnosed with the disease.

Obama scrapped plans to attend Democratic fund-raisers in New Jersey and Connecticut on Wednesday afternoon so that he could huddle with Cabinet members and officials who are leading the administration's Ebola response.

The meeting came amid questions about how two health care workers could have contracted Ebola in a country said to have strict protocols in place -- and with one of those Ebola victims having flown on a commercial jet Monday.

Afterward, the President sought to tamp down fears of of an outbreak of the disease within the United States -- saying that he shook hands with, hugged and kissed nurses who'd treated an American doctor who contracted Ebola in Africa, and felt safe.

Obama acknowledged that even foolproof plans don't work when local health care providers don't know how to carry them out -- and said his administration will make sure "certain local hospitals that may not have that experience are walked through that process as carefully as possible."

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will have "SWAT teams" ready to send to hospitals where future cases are discovered, he said.

Obama has spoken with the heads of Japan, Germany, Italy, France and England to prod them to pump more resources into combating the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

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Washington President BarackObamavowed Wednesday that his administration would respond in a "much more aggressive way" to cases ofEbolain the United States and warned that in an age of frequent travel the disease could spread globally if the world doesn't respond to the "raging epidemic in West Africa."

In his most urgent comments on the spread of the disease,Obamaalso sought to ease growing anxiety and fears in the U.S. in the aftermath of a second nurse being diagnosed withEbolaafter treating a patient in a Dallas hospital. He said he had directed the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to step up its response to new cases.

"We want a rapid response team, a SWAT team essentially, from the CDC to be on the ground as quickly as possible, hopefully within 24 hours, so that they are taking the local hospital step by step though what needs to be done," he said.

Obamaspoke after cancelling a political campaign trip to convene a session of top Cabinet officials involved in theEbolaresponse both in the U.S. and in the West African region where the disease has been spreading at alarming rates.

Participants in the meeting were a roster of Cabinet secretaries and topObamaadvisers, including Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Attorney General Eric Holder, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey.

Even as he raised the potential for global contagion,Obamaalso stressed that the danger in the United States remained a long shot.

"Here's what we know aboutEbola. It's not like the flu. It's not airborne," he said.

He made the point of noting that when he visited with health care workers who had attended toEbolapatients at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, he hugged and kissed them without fear of infection. "They followed the protocols, they knew what they were doing," he said. "I felt perfectly safe doing so."

Hours beforeObamacanceled his trip, officials confirmed that a second nurse at a Dallas had tested positive for the virus after treating anEbolapatient who later died. The disclosure raised new fears regarding the exposure by other health care workers. Officials also revealed that the nurse was on a commercial flight the evening before being diagnosed.

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner saidObamashould consider a temporary ban on travel to the United States from the West African countries afflicted by the virus and that the president should weigh other measures "as doubts about the security of our air travel systems grow."

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Washington President BarackObamavowed Wednesday that his administration would respond in a "much more aggressive way" to cases ofEbolain the United States and warned that in an age of frequent travel the disease could spread globally if the world doesn't respond to the "raging epidemic in West Africa."

In his most urgent comments on the spread of the disease,Obamaalso sought to ease growing anxiety and fears in the U.S. in the aftermath of a second nurse being diagnosed withEbolaafter treating a patient in a Dallas hospital. He said he had directed the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to step up its response to new cases.

"We want a rapid response team, a SWAT team essentially, from the CDC to be on the ground as quickly as possible, hopefully within 24 hours, so that they are taking the local hospital step by step though what needs to be done," he said.

Obamaspoke after cancelling a political campaign trip to convene a session of top Cabinet officials involved in theEbolaresponse both in the U.S. and in the West African region where the disease has been spreading at alarming rates.

Participants in the meeting were a roster of Cabinet secretaries and topObamaadvisers, including Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Attorney General Eric Holder, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey.

Even as he raised the potential for global contagion,Obamaalso stressed that the danger in the United States remained a long shot.

"Here's what we know aboutEbola. It's not like the flu. It's not airborne," he said.

He made the point of noting that when he visited with health care workers who had attended toEbolapatients at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, he hugged and kissed them without fear of infection. "They followed the protocols, they knew what they were doing," he said. "I felt perfectly safe doing so."

Hours beforeObamacanceled his trip, officials confirmed that a second nurse at a Dallas had tested positive for the virus after treating anEbolapatient who later died. The disclosure raised new fears regarding the exposure by other health care workers. Officials also revealed that the nurse was on a commercial flight the evening before being diagnosed.

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner saidObamashould consider a temporary ban on travel to the United States from the West African countries afflicted by the virus and that the president should weigh other measures "as doubts about the security of our air travel systems grow."

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Obama seeks to ease fears after second nurse diagnosed with Ebola

President Obama said Wednesday evening that he directed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to create a SWAT team to be ready to deploy anywhere in the country to help local healthcare systems respond to any Ebola cases.

As soon as someone is diagnosed with Ebola, we want a rapid response team, a SWAT team, essentially, from the CDC to be on the ground as quickly as possible, hopefully within 24 hours, so they are taking the local hospital step by step through exactly what needs to be done, Obama said after meeting with top health officials at the White House.

At the same time, Obama assured Americans once again that the risk of a widespread Ebola outbreak in the U.S. remains very low and that the best way to prevent its spread is to control the outbreak in West Africa.

It is very important for us to understand that the investment we make in helping Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea deal with this problem is an investment in our own public health, he said.

The president also talked via videoconference Wednesday with the leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Italy about stepping up the international response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Obama postponed a campaign trip to New Jersey and Connecticut to hold the meeting with top officials to ensure that the federal government is deploying all its resources on Ebola, the White House said.

The postponement came after the CDC announced that a second healthcare worker had contracted the deadly virus while caring for a patient at a Dallas hospital. The CDC has said there was a breach in protocol that may have affected other healthcare workers.

Obama has called on the CDC to investigate the cause of the breach, while also tightening protocols and improving preparation at hospitals around the country. The news of a second infected worker increased the pressure on the administration to respond more aggressively.

The new diagnosis indicates the seriousness of this situation, and the president believed it was important to convene the senior members of his team who are responsible for coordinating this response, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.

Earnest announced the unusual schedule change just hours before Obama was to set out on his first public campaign appearance before the midterm elections.

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